OLLIE:
Unisex pet form of English Oliver and Olivia, both probably meaning "elf army."

OMAR: Anglicized form of Hebrew
Owmar, meaning
"eloquent, talkative" or "speaker." In the bible, this is the
name of a grandson of Esau.
Compare with another form of Omar.

OMEGA (Ωμέγα): English unisex name derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
This name was used
occasionally by Victorian parents for a "last-born child."

OMRI:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Omriy, meaning "pupil
of
Jehovah" or "servant of
Jehovah." In the bible, this is the name of
several characters, including a king of
Israel.

ON:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Own, meaning "vigor" or "wealth." In the
bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah
group.

ONAM:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Ownam,
meaning "vigorous, strong." In the bible, this is the name of the father of
Jada.

OPHER:
Variant spelling of English Ophir, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes."

OPHIR:
Anglicized
form of Hebrew Owphiyr, meaning "gold"
or "reducing to ashes." In
the bible, this is the name for gold and its characteristics, the name of a
land or city, and the name of the eleventh son of Joktan.

OSWALD:
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Osweald,
meaning
"divine power" or "divine ruler."

OTHELLO:
English name created by Shakespeare and thought to probably have been
inspired by Italian Thorello
("young bull"), perhaps changing only the first element from Thor-
to Otho, hence "rich youth."

OTHNIEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Othniyel, meaning "lion
of God."
In the bible, this is the name of the son of Kenaz.

PAGE:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from a status name for a young boy who was apprenticed
to a knight, hence "page; young servant."

PAHATH-MOAB:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Pachath-mowab, meaning "governor of
Moab"
and "pit of Moab." In the
bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of Babylonian exiles, and
the name of the father of Hashub.

PAISLEY:
Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Pàislig, possibly derived from Late Latin basilica, meaning "church."

PALLU:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Palluw, meaning "distinguished." In the bible, this is the name of
the second son of Reuben.

PALMER:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Latin palma, meaning "palm
tree." Before it was a surname, Palmer was an old byname for
"a pilgrim," someone who had been on a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land and brought back a palm branch as proof that
they had actually been there.

PARIS: Modern English unisex name derived from the
French capital city, Paris, from the name of a Gaulish tribe called the
Parisii, who once lived on the site. Compare with another form of
Paris.

PARKER:
English occupational surname transferred to
forename use, from Middle English parc "park," hence
"park-keeper." Note: in the Middle Ages a park was an enclosed
area where the park-owner hunted game.

PARRIS: Variant spelling of English unisex Paris,
derived from the name of
the French capital city, Paris, from the name of a Gaulish tribe
called the
Parisii, who once lived on the site.

PERCIVAL:
English form of French Percevel, meaning
"pierced valley." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the pure
and innocent knight of King
Arthur's court who was known as "the Welshman." He was the son
of King
Pellinore, and brother to Dindrane
and Sirs Aglovale,
Dornar, Lamorak,
and Tor. After the
death of his father, his mother raised him in the forest away from the ways
of men. When he was 15 a group of knights passed through the forest and Percival
was awe-struck by their appearance. He then traveled to Arthur's court in
the hope of becoming a knight himself. He was most noted for having
succeeded in the Quest for the Holy
Grail.

PERCY:
English surname transferred to forename use, originally a Norman French
baronial name derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Persius
(probably meaning "soldier"), but reanalyzed as a compound of Old
French perce(r) "pierced" and haie
"hedge," hence "pierced hedge." The name is often used
as a pet form of Percival, meaning
"pierced valley."

English form of Latin Petrus, meaning "rock,
stone." In the bible, this is the name of one of Christ's
apostles. The name was given by Jesus to
Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from Simon Zelotes.

Anglicized form of Greek Philippos
(Latin Philippus),
meaning
"lover of horses." In the bible, this is the name of one of the 12
apostles of Jesus, and several
other characters.

PHILIPE:
Variant spelling of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."

PHILLIP:
Variant spelling of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."

PHILO:
English and German name derived from Greek Philon,
meaning "to love." Also used as a short form of other names
beginning with Philo-.

PHINEAS:
Variant spelling of English Phinehas, meaning
"mouth of brass."

PHINEHAS:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Piynechac, a form
of Egyptian Panhsj ("the
Nubian"), but translated from Hebrew pinechac, meaning "mouth of brass." In the bible, this is the name of
several characters, including a
son of Eleazar.

PHOENIX:
Latin form of Greek Phoinix, meaning
"crimson." In mythology, this is the name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years.
The name has been adopted into English use as a unisex name.

PRESTON:
English surname transferred to forename
use, from the name of numerous places composed of the Old English
elements preost "priest" and tun "enclosure,
settlement," hence "priest's settlement."

PRICE:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English
element pris, meaning "price" or "prize."

PRINCE:
English name derived from the title, prince, from Latin princeps,
meaning "chief, first."

PROSPER:
English name derived from Latin Prosperus, meaning
"fortunate, successful."

QUINTON: English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of several
places composed of the Old English elements cwen
"queen" and tun "enclosure, settlement,"
hence "queen's settlement." Compare with another form of Quinton.

RADCLIFF:
English surname transferred to forename use,
from the name of various places composed of the Old English elements read
"red" and clif "cliff, slope, riverbank," hence
"red cliff."

RAMA: Anglicized form of Greek
Rhama
(Hebrew Ramah), meaning "a lofty place."
In the bible, this is the name of many places, including a place of
battle between Israel and Syria, and the name
of a town of the tribe of Benjamin.
Compare with another form of Rama.